Searched April 2001

#1 varicosis / all subheadings #2 explode leg varicosis / all subheadings #3 saphenous vein / al subheadings #4 (varicose near5 vein*) in ti, ab #5 (saphenous near5 vein*) in ti, ab #6 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 #7 surgery / all subheadings #8 surgical technique / all subheadings #9 surg* in ti, ab #10 ligation / all subheadings #11 explode vein ligation / all subheadings #12 sclerotherapy / all subheadings #13 strip* in ti, ab #14 ligation* in ti, ab #15 avulsion* in ti, ab #16 (high‐tie or high tie) in ti, ab #17 sclerotherapy in ti, ab #18 (compression near5 stocking*) in ti, ab #19 (compression near5 hosiery) in ti, ab #20 tourniquet* in ti, ab #21 Esmarch in ti, ab #22 Lofquist in ti, ab #23 Cuff in ti, ab #24 #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or # 20 or #21 or #22 or #23 #25 #6 and #24